I think this is the article that will help you the most; it addresses specifically the apparent “reversal” of crucial elements that sometimes seems to happen with Steadfast MCs:
The OS Character Elements can be shown through the character’s approach, but don’t have to be. Instead it can be the character pointing out the problems with others using that approach.
I had this same issue in one of my stories where my Steadfast MC had a Crucial Element of Hinder, which seemed reversed as she was more likely to try to Help (a healer). But then I realized there was WAY more power and meaning in how she represented Hinder – throughout the story she is horribly and unjustly hindered in her life and everything she does, and she ends up the ultimate example of how bad those hindrances are for a whole class of people. She’s not the one hindering, but by being hindered she points out how awful that can be, and a lot of the fault is the IC’s. Understanding that was a huge “aha!” moment for me – not just on Crucial Elements but even for understanding my own story’s meaning.